Garment-supporter



W. F. ADE.

GARMENT SUPPORTER.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 13. 1918.

Patented May 25, 192W.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM F. Ann, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Philadelphia, county of Philadelphia, State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inGarment-Supporters, of which the following is a specification, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates particularly to stocking or hose supporters and isespecially directed to that class of supporters commonly known asgarters and adapted to encircle the leg of the wearer adjacent totheknee.

The principal object of my invention s to provide an inexpensive,durable, sanitary and comfortable garter that is equally applicable tothe support of long or short stockings or hose.

Other objects of my invention are to pro vide a garter that may bereadily adjusted to any desired girth so as to adapt it to comfortablyfit the leg of the wearer; and to provide a. garter which is inelastic,and which is sanitary, being impervious and consequently incapable ofabsorbing moisture due to perspiration.

My invention further comprehends a garter that may be formed of amaterial capa ble of being cleansed without affecting its texture.

Specifically stated, the form of my 1nvention-as hereinafter describedcomprises an inelastic strip or band forming a girdle,

having a stud or button adjacent to one end, adapted to be selectivelyengaged with any one of a plurality of suitably formed apertures,disposed at convenient distances from the other end, and arranged tosupport a detachable hanger having means to engage the upper margin of ashort stocking or hose.

My invention also includes all of the various novel features ofconstruction and ar rangeinent as hereinafter more definitely specified.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of aconvenient embodiment of my invention, showing the girdle unclasped;Fig. 2 is a perspective view of said girdle clasped and showing thedetachable han er depending therefrom; and Fig. 3 is a ront elevationalview of said hanger detached.

In said figures, the girdle comprising the strip or band 1 is formed ofcelluloid, rub- Specification of Letters Patent.

berized fabric or other suitable material, and is provided with the studor button preferably formed integral with said band 1 adjacent to theend 2, thereof, and having a shank 3 and vertically elongated head 4adapted to be thrust through any one of a plurality of apertures 5, 6and 7, which are suitably spaced from the end 8 of said band, and whichare elongated vertically to receive the head 4. Said apertures 5, 6 and7 respectively, have the recesses 9, 10 and 11 extended toward the end8, arranged to receive the shank 3 of said stud or button as shown inFig. 2, so that any tension or strain tending to burst the girdle willmaintain the shank in the reduced recess, which being narrower than thelong dimension of the head, prevents the accidental displacement of thestud or button which clasps the ends of the girdle together.

Suitably l is provided with short flanges 12 and 13 preferably formed inunitary relation therewith and turned over with their free edges opposedto form a guide for the end 8 of said band to hold it in the positionshown in Fig. 2.

' It may be here noted that the garter thus I far described may beutilized as a retaining girdle to be worn either above or below the kneeof the wearer and encircling the upper margin of a long stocking tosupport the same.

As shown in Fig. 2, the stud or button may be utilized to support thehanger 15,

which is adapted to connect the girdle or band 1 with the upper marginof a short stocking or hose, and which is provided with the horizontallyelongated aperture 16 through which the head 4 of the button or stud maybe thrust by disposing the longitudinal axis of said hanger 15 parallelwith the band 1, or in a position normal to the dependent position shownin the drawings.

Said hanger. is provided adjacent to its lower end with a substantiallycircular aper' ture 17, having its lower wall extended to form all-shaped slot 19 of well known form to engage the fabric of thestocking to be supported.

My invention is advantageous in that being formed of an inelasticimpervious materiahthe girdle does not tend to retard blood circulation,and may be cleansed without deleterious effects upon its structure ortexture.

Patented May 25-, 192d.

Application filed December 13, 1913. Serial No. 266,542.

spaced from the end 2 the band i It'll slot extending transverselyAlthough I have described the girdle as being adapted to encircle theleg of the wearer, it is to be'understood that it may be so formed as toencircle the waist of the wearer, and the depending hangers supportedtherefrom to engage and support long stockings, therefore, I do notdesire to limit my invention to the precise details ofconstruction andarrangement herein set forth, as it is obvious that variousmodifications may be made therein without departing from the essentialfeatures of my invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim .1. A garter comprising anadjustable inelastic girdle adapted to encircle and support a longstocking, and having an elongated bntton whose major axis extendsvertically, and a detachable hanger arranged to connect said girdle witha short stocking, and having an elongated slot arranged to engagesaidbuttom'the major axis of said to the length of said hanger.

2a A garter comprising a strip of inelastic material having means foradjustably clasping its opposite ends together, and having a portion ofits edges turned over to form a guide or guard for the free end of theband when clasped. I

3. A garter comprising an inelastic strip of flexible material having astud or button at one end, and a plurality of apertures suitably spacedfrom the other end forming means for clasping the two ends together, a

portion of the edges of said band. being extended with their edgesopposed to form a guide or guard for retaining the free end of the stripwhen clasped, and a hanger destud or button, said band having flangesex-.

tending from its opposite edges arranged to form a guide or guardfor thefree end of said band when the ends of said band are clasped together bysaid stud or button.

5. A garter comprising a band of inelastic flexible material having astud or button at one end provided with a vertically elongated head, anda plurality of vertically elongated apertures at the other end havingrecesses extended toward the end remote from the button, and adapted toreceive the stud or button, said band having flanges ex tending from itsopposite edges arranged to form a guide or guard for the free end ofsaid band when the ends of said band are clasped together by said studor button, and an inelastic hanger detachably engaged with said stud orbutton and having a horizontally elongated aperture through which saidstud or button may be thrust.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 10th day ofDecember, A. D., 1918.

WILLIAM F. ADE

Witnesses WILLIAM J. RUSSELL,

(/LIFTON C. HALLOWELL.

